The holiday season is upon us and alcohol is frequently more visible and free flowing during this time.  Exactly where the line is between heavy drinking and clinical alcoholism can be vague. A…

A paper in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics finds that personality traits are strong indicators of real-estate decisions. Are you neurotic? You probably have a cognitive bias…

The fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome has spread to bat colonies throughout eastern North America over the past few years, causing bat populations to crash and leading to various claims…

Popular meniscal tear surgery may increase the risk of osteoarthritis and cartilage loss, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. The new study…

We can't figure it out. Changehali, CC BY By Edward Hanna, University of Sheffield For several years now climatologists have puzzled over an apparent conundrum: why is Antarctic sea ice continuing to…

In a bygone era, the macho stereotype of the maverick doctor bucking convention, or the Marine running toward danger rather than away from it, inspired young men to want to be bold. No longer. Modern…

Sunlight is the best medicine. rishibando, CC BY-NC By Christopher Sampson, University of Nottingham What is it that sets academic publications apart from articles on The Conversation? Peer review…

Ten years after carbon emissions happen, the warming effect is maximized. Methane is even quicker, and far more potent, though it also disappears much more rapidly. CO2 emissions certainly matter…

It's always a good idea to reduce cost and radiation and when it comes to kids and chest X-rays, that cost reduction should be happening a lot more. The authors of a new analysis reviewed data from…

I remember a funny shirt I once saw at a physics conference - it gave 10 tips on what to do when "everything else fails". Here is the list: 10. Subtract Infinity9. Add heavy fermions8. Set all…